Thanks again for this! > I still like comparing it to dating, in that it just happens. It's awkward to make it formal and long term. Sometimes we have rituals

Thanks again for this! > I still like comparing it to dating, in that it just happens. It's awkward to make it formal and long term. Sometimes we have rituals for this, like university and 1-1s. Often you have to start the process long before the ritual, though. This last bit is especially golden. The informal process, the ritual. Too often I get fixated on trying to rush into "formal" territory, which then ruins things because it wasn't time for that yet. The informal aspects haven't played out and matured enough to become formal, something like that. Thank you so much for your "mentorship" :)